Early Thoughts of a Young Man

By Philip J. Sipkov

Early Thoughts of a Young Man is a collection of Philip’s poems while he was a student at the George Washington University. The mix of poems and prose are printed including an introduction by his father, Dr. Ivan Sipkov.

• Language: English
• Publisher: aois21 publishing, LLC
• Release date: Mar 4, 2014
• ISBN: 9780985904463

Philip J. Sipkov

A native of Washington, D.C., Phil's life has revolved around two passions - books and horses. He refers to them as the indoors and outdoors of his existence. He was a bookseller that eventually became a manager of a small bookstore. He was a stable hand or "mucker," an exercise boy/rider, and a groom for members of the the foxhunting clubs. In time he managed a small riding academy with his wife and daughter. Through it all, the books proved to be his mainstay. He has been an employee of the Library of Congress for the past 27 years. As for the horses - they are still his passion - but not his paycheck.

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Early Thoughts of a Young Man

Early Thoughts

of a Young Man

By Philip J. Sipkov

Washington, D.C.

1974

A paperback version of this book was printed in 1974 by Windhover Press.

Copyright © 2014, 1974, Philip J. Sipkov. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information address aois21 publishing, LLC, P.O. Box 129, Mount Vernon, VA 22121.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Sipkov, Philip J., 1953-

Early Thoughts of a Young Man / Philip J. Sipkov. 1st.

v, 41 p. illus. 23 cm.

ISBN 0-9859044-6-3

I.Title

PS3569.I6 E2 1974

811/.5/4                        73094238

Table of Contents

Foreword by Dr. Ivan Sipkov

POEMS

What Is Distance?

When My Heart Is Laden With Sorrow

But I’ll Dream On . . .

A Flower Will Bloom

Affections from a Woman Who Doesn’t Care for 

    Him

I’m Leaving Her

Magical Night

To My Love

So I’ll Go

Sometimes Driving on a Highway

Lost Horizon

The Circle

The Order Came

The World at 4:25 A.M.

No, Not This Morning

A Reason To Believe

But the Truth

The Arrow Won’t Fly True

What Now Shall I Write

PROSE

Calmness

The Most Precious Gift . . .

Love of Be Lonely

The Tale of the Pugnosed Turtle

Foreword

In April of 1973, my son, Philip, who is attending the George Washington University in the District of Columbia, showed me a number of his poems and short essays that he wrote for his English course as part of some assignments. I was quite surprised; firstly, that he had the urge to write; and